Bale-tie buckle.



G. W. FURTH.

BALE TIE BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. a1, 1913.

Patented June 16, 191 1 Attorney s COLUMBIA PLANouRAPH c0., WASHINGTON.D. c.

GEORGE W. FURTH, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BALE-TIE BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 31, 1913.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Serial No. 758,075.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen WV. Fonrri, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bale-TieBuckle, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a bale tiebuckle, and one object of the invention is to provide a novel prong andopening construction whereby the buckle may be connected with the bale.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for holdingone end of the binder upon the buckle, whereby the binder will give aninclination to the binder receiving wing and cause a prong which islocated at one end of the wing to cooperate in a novel manner with thebody portion of the buckle.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally, and toenhance the utility of, devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 shows the invention in perspective, appliedto a bundle or bale, and in open position; Fig. 2 is a section showingthe buckle positioned as depicted in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section showingthe buckle in closed or locked position; Fig. 4 is a plan of the blankfrom which the buckle is formed.

The buckle herein disclosed is fashioned from a strip of flat metalwhich is reduced in width at one end, as indicated at 1, to form a prong2, the prong 2 being pointed as indicated at 3. In its longitudinaledges, the blank is provided with notches 4. Intermediate the notches 4and the opposite end 5 of the blank there are formed openings 6, 7 and8. These openings 6, 7 and 8 may be of any desired form. Ordinarily, theopening 6 is of unequal transverse dimensions, the longer dimension ofthe opening 6 being disposed transversely of the blank.

The opening 7 is widest intermediate its ends, and is tapered toward itsends. The opening 8 may be of any desired form. The distance from a.line 9 located at the base of the prong 2 to a line 10 connecting thedeepest parts of the notches 4 is equal to the distance between the line10 and a line 11 representing the longitudinal center of the opening 6.

The blank shown in Fig. 4 and above described is bent along a line 12passing through the opening 7, to form a body 14 and a rectangularlydisposed lip 15. The opening 8 lies in the lip 15 and the opening 6 liesin the body 14. The opening 7 lies partly in the body 14 and partly inthe lip 15 and extends across the angle defined by these parts. Theblank is bent along the line 10 to form a binder receiving wing 16 andthe prong 2 is bent along the line 9, into rectangularly disposedposition with respect to the wing 16 as indicated at 17. The parts willthus be positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

One end of the binder 18 is engaged in the openings 7 and 8 and theother end of the binder 18 is engaged as shown at 19 in the notches 4,the parts then appearing as shown in Fig. 2. The wing 16 is then bentdown until the prong 2 passes through the opening 6 as shown in Fig. 3,and enters the bale 20. Owing to the fact that one end of the binder 18is held in the notches 4 as indicated at 19, the wing 16 will be given aslope as indicated at 21. As a consequence, the prong 2 will slantrearwardly beneath the body 14 toward the bend in the buckle, therebyenhancing the grip of the buckle upon the bale. Owing to the fact thatthe opening 6 lies entirely within the contour of the body 14 and isindependent of both the lip 15 and the wing 16, the strength of thebuckle is enhanced greatly. The prong 2, further, is locatedintermediate the longitudinal edges of the buckle, thus strengtheningthe structure, since one corner of the wing cannot be pulled up and bentindependently of the other corner thereof.

The structure hereinbefore described is so constructed, that inoperation, the buckle will be firmly anchored upon the bale 20.

The particular form of blank shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing possessesmany advantages. It is easy to strike out and manufacture, and there isa minimum waste of material. A minimum amount of cutting takes placewithin the contour of the blank and, therefore, there is a minimumamount of distortion, the number of imperfect blanks being reducedaccordingly. Owing to the fact that there are no narrow cuts or acutereentrant or interior angles, the die which cuts the blank will remainin perfect cutting condition for a long time. The blank contains nonarrow or attenuated elements, subject to distortion and damage in theprocess of manufacture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A bale tiebuckle fashioned from a strip of flat metal, bent upon itself to form abody and a binder receiving wing coequal in width with the body andoverhanging the body, there being opposed notches in the outer edges ofthe strip at the bend therein, the wing being provided at its end andintermediate its longitudinal edges with a prong, there being an openinglocated entirely within the contour of the body and in? dependent of thenotches, through which opening the prong extends.

2. A bale tie buckle fashioned from a strip of fiat metal bent uponitself to form a body and a binder receiving wing overhanging the body,the body being provided at one end 30 GEORGE W. FURTH.

Witnesses:

R. P. NETTLETON, MARY O. GRIMESEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G.

